M4.3 earthquake 10 km N of Aksu, Turkey
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Aksu, Turkey on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 1:00 AM GMT+2 (23:00 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-26 23:00:21 UTC
- Depth
- 18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.889° N, 31.080° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.213 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.610 km ENE of E?irdir, Turkey · 14167 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.529 km NNW of Gelendost, Turkey · 14141 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003akh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.